Jordan Larson’s wonderful European debut with Monza
Serie A1 women
Historic Monza! 3-2 Novara comeback and the Scudetto will be played
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27/04/2022 A 21:50
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A game in some ways absurd, undoubtedly beautiful. In the 3-2 of the Vero Volley there is everything one volleyball team should do to better address the dream team Imoco: defensive attitude, wall-defense correlation, mentality, cover and the ability to rise again from obvious difficulties. Of course, being able to count on the class of the governor Larson, it gets easier. Even today, the American spiker gave yet another proof of how much we will miss her if she decides to retire at the end of the season. Not so much for the 14 points or the 71% excellence in receptionas much as for the leadership shown inside a very hot PalaVerde, albeit not sold out, and thanks to the show of tactical lobs set up to start the rosablù comeback in the 4th set. Together with Van Hecke, Larson is the authentic driver of a Monza that he also enjoys great test from Alessia Orrowith the setter of the National team very skilled in varying the openings and the fast game in the center, especially in the moments in which the reception of the companions forces her to run for the whole taraflex and even in an evening in which Dana Rettke (2 points with 20% offensive excellence) hardly ever pays off. Intermittently the impact of Davyskiba, fundamental in the 1st set but then suffering in reception, and of Anna Danesieven if the blue central always confirms itself as dominant on the block and fundamental in improving the wall-defense correlation from the 4th set onwards.
Egonu signs the break and takes Conegliano to the Super Finals!
For Conegliano there are instead many regrets, considering the 25-15 of the 2nd set and the 25-19 of the following one. Totally in control of the game, however capable of playing the usual, wonderful, team volleyball, the Prosecco Doc Imoco melted like snow in the sun, “betrayed” by its opposite in the tie-break. Put all the blame on to Egonu, however, it would be unfair, also because the other bands were missing so much, with Kathryn Plummer replaced by Megan Courtney in the 1st set to increase the strength in reception and never seen again on the pitch, e Miriam Sylla intermittently from place 4 (39% in attack). THE 14 errors between 4th and 5th set they weigh like boulders on the first act of this beautiful Scudetto final, also because for the rest Conegliano boasts better numbers in attack (46% against Monza’s 41%), holds up well in the block fight (8-8) and manages to do even more harm from nine meters (5 ace), in a first fundamental contemporary in which the coaching team Santarelli to date certainly does not stand out for its continuity and effectiveness. In optics gara-2scheduled for Tuesday 3 maggio 2022 at 20:45 on the taraflex of the Arena, it will be necessary to completely reset and avoid other blackouts like the one today. Monza did not arrive by chance in the final and has already shown that it can recover several times to break the dreams of other people’s glory. Continuity will be the keystone of the match: if Conegliano plays as he did today in the central sets, then it is unlikely that Vero Volley will be able to repeat the feat; otherwise, for the rosablù the dream of returning to 2-0 at Villorba will be more alive than ever.
The match report
Prosecco Doc Imoco Volley Conegliano – Vero Volley Monza 2-3 (23-25; 25-15; 25-19; 16-25; 13-15)
- Conegliano: Caravello, Plummer 2, Courtney 9, De Kruijf 8, Folie 12, Omoruyi, De Gennaro (L), Vuchkova ne, Frosini ne, G. Gennari 1, Wolosz 5, Sylla 9, Egonu 29, Bardaro (L) ne All. Santarelli.
- Monza: Lazovic 1, Stysiak 1, Boldini, A. Gennari ne, Van Hecke 23, Orro 3, Parrocchiale (L), Danesi 10, Rettke 2, Larson 14, Davyskiba 15, Candi 2, Moretto ne, Negretti (L) ne All. Gaspari.
Serie A1 women
VakifBank takes over: after Egonu, even Pietrini?
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26/04/2022 A 09:13
Serie A1 women
Stellar Egonu, Conegliano comeback Scandicci and flies to the final
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23/04/2022 A 20:55
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